دانلود کتاب Change, Continuity and Complexity: The Mahavidyas in East Indian Sakta Traditions

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
1. Vidyā and the Mahāvidyās
2. Tantric and Brahmanical
3. Text and Context
2. Grouping of Multiple Feminine Divinities
1. Mātṛs: Fearsome Autochthonous Goddesses in Brahmanical Traditions
2. Yoginīs: Bearers of Magical Powers in Tantric Traditions
3. Vidyās: Embodiments of Mystical Knowledge in Shramanic Traditions
3. Making of the Mahāvidyās in the Śākta Upapurāṇas and Tantras in Eastern India
1. Expanded Realm and Enhanced Presence of Brāhmaṇas
2. Transfiguration of the Mahāvidyās in Cosmic Dimension
3. Systematization of the Mahāvidyās in Domestic Setting
4. Locating of the Mahāvidyās in the Sacred Landscape
1. The Goddess Kāmākhyā and Political Powers in Kāmarūpa
2. Śākta Pīṭhas as a Religious Network in Early Medieval Eastern India
3. The Ten Mahāvidyās at the Most Renowned Śākta Pīṭha
5. Conclusion
1. Antecedents of the Mahāvidyās
2. The Mahāvidyās in Eastern Śākta Traditions
3. Socio-Religious Implications of the Mahāvidyās
Bibliography
Index